Standing Up For W.Va. Children

In an era when too many in state and federal government seem more bent on protecting themselves than those they are meant to serve, it is encouraging to hear from someone as esteemed as former Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals...

Attorney General asks Supreme Court to consider West Virginia law dealing with youth sports

Oak Hill, WV (WOAY) – The fight over West Virginia’s law that would define girls and boys sports by biological sex could be headed to the Supreme Court. Attorney General J.B. McCuskey submitted a filing, asking the United States’ highest court to...

A West Virginia parent sues seeking a religious exemption from required school vaccinations

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia woman filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking a religious exemption from required school vaccinations… CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia woman filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking a religious exemption from...

Debate intensifies as lawsuit filed over religious vaccine exemptions in West Virginia

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — It's been an ongoing debate since Gov. Patrick Morrisey took office and signed an executive order to grant religious exemptions for school vaccine requirements. During the legislative session, a law that would allow this...

Around the Race Course: Mile Marker One

The long and straight section of Garfield Avenue. A long, fairly straight and flat stretch down Garfield Avenue begins after mile marker one. Runners and walkers will see an important pillar of Parkersburg during this portion of the race as they...

DHS opens new CPB training center in West Virginia

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Top federal officials, including Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, were in West Virginia Monday for the grand opening of a new U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) training center a facility that...

US Supreme Court agrees to hear cases over state policies on gender-affirming school sports

The US Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear cases over state policies concerning the public school-funded sports teams that transgender students may join. The plaintiffs, two transgender women students named Lindsay Hecox and Becky...

Harmeet Dhillon: Civil rights being rebuilt after ‘cultural shift’ under Trump

EXCLUSIVE — The Justice Department‘s Civil Rights Division is undergoing a complete internal transformation under President Donald Trump’s second term — not just of enforcement strategy but of personnel, institutional practices, and long-held...

Groups urge Sens. Capito, Justice to protect West Virginians, vote against harmful cuts to health programs and energy tax credits

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24, 2025 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, dan@appvoices.org CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Today multiple groups held a press conference outside the office of Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., to highlight the damaging cuts to vital programs...

UNC women's basketball 2025-26 Season Preview: Projected starting lineup, impact players and rotation explored

Changes are coming for the UNC Tar Heels heading into the 2025-26 season. North Carolina's three leading scorers from the previous campaign are all gone, leaving coach Courtney Banghart with a young lineup for the upcoming season. There's reason...

From golden sands to the gold and blue

WVU photo Michael T. Benson is stepping into his new role as the 27th president of West Virginia University. MORGANTOWN — Michael T. Benson never planned on trading beach breezes for the hills of Morgantown. But life–and leadership–has a way of...

Dreamland murder-suicide house in Kenova, West Virginia, demolished

Editor's Note: According to historian Cody Straley, the residence that had been the subject of this story has been demolished. Advertisement KENOVA, W.Va. — Every summer for nearly a century, people have flocked to Dreamland Pool in the small city...

WVSSAC Reveals New 2025-27 Sports Classifications with Major Shifts Across West Virginia

The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission (WVSSAC) has released its updated regional and class alignments for all high school sports, effective for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 academic years. The new structure, reported by...

Noem helps cut ribbon at West Virginia Customs & Border Protection facility

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem joined U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, U.S. Rep. Riley Moore and Customs and Border Protection leaders to cut the ribbon for the newest facility on the CBP campus, Monarch Hall, at Harpers Ferry....

A West Virginia parent sues seeking a religious exemption from required school vaccinations

Poison ivy in West Virginia: How to identify and safely eliminate it

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Poison ivy is more than just a notorious plant and a source of good stories in West Virginia. It’s a leading cause of itchy, blistering rashes for hikers, gardeners, and outdoor workers. Advertisement As the warm months usher...

Royalty crowned at Miss West Virginia pageant

MARTINSBURG--After a week of preliminary contests, dance routine practices and spending time together as a group of like-minded 'Sisters,' Saturday evening arrived and the final selections were made to crown Miss West Virginia's Teen and Miss West...

Ivan Puskovitch finishes 7th at World Championships in 3K knockout swim

West Chester native Ivan Puskovitch finished seventh on Saturday in the inaugural 3-kilometer knockout sprint at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. The new event format involves three kilometers of swimming over three races, with...

Former Boston science teacher indicted on federal child exploitation charges

BOSTON (WHDH) - A former science teacher at Josiah Quincy Upper School in Boston has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly coercing or enticing at least one underage female to engage in sexual conversations online and requesting she...

Health Care

Health care coverage is on the minds of many these days, as we consider what changes at the federal level might mean for those covered by Medicare and Medicaid. Here in West Virginia, approximately 19% of the population is covered by Medicare and...